Initiative for Equality and Non Discrimination

🚨 Repeal 162 Court of Appeal Update 🚨

The appeal challenging Sections 162(a), 162(c), and 165 of the Penal Code, which criminalize consensual same-sex relations, came up today for hearing before the Court of Appeal sitting before Justices Kiage, Achode & Korir, J.A.
#LoveIsHuman #Repeal162

Reshaping Narratives: Best Practices for Media Practitioners & LGBTIQ+ persons in Kenya
There have been successful initiatives that have had an impact on the societal understanding and visibility of LGBTIQ+ Lived realities
Report: tr.ee/pwhjZ6NjwQ

#ReshapingNarratives #InclusiveMedia #LGBTIQ+

We are excited to finally release a report we have been working on together with our queer community, journalists, and policymakers, diving into current media engagement strategies and representation for LGBTIQ+ in the Kenyan media landscape.
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#ReshapingNarratives #InclusiveMedia

World Mental Health Day Feminist Care Notes
Our mental health care isn't solitary, it is communal, challenging systems that undervalue our wholeness!
10/10

#MentalHealthday #FeministCAreNotes #SelfCare #Resistance

TO TALK TO SOMEONE:
0700010198 - National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (NGLHRC)
galck plus+ through: galck.org/book
Wazi Therapy app.wazi.io/

#SuicideAwarenessMonth

What Can You do?
*Everyone needs support, whether it’s a friend whose shoulder we can lean on or a therapist to help us work through the trauma from our past

*If someone shares thoughts of suicide, listen with empathy

*Talk openly about mental health to reduce stigma
#SuicideAwarenessMonth
#LGBTQ

The court found the Penal Code Section 226 to be in violation of Article 27 of the constitutional which guarantees dignity, equality, and the right to the highest attainable standard of health.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth
#LGBTQ

Penal Code Section 226 punished individuals for “attempting suicide” with up to two years in prison, a fine/ both, failing to consider nuanced reality of mental health struggles, deterring people from seeking help and worse, exacerbating the stigma surrounding mental health.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth

On 9 January 2025, High Court Judge Lawrence Mugambi declared that Section 226 of the Kenyan Penal Code, which makes suicide a criminal offence,Unconstitutional.

#SuicideAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth
#LGBTQ

According to WHO(2019),Suicidal ideations associated with depression lifetime prevalence is 7.9%.In Kenya, it is estimated Kenya’s age standardized suicide rate to be 11.0 in 100,000 while globally, 700,000 persons are estimated to die by suicide every year.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth
#LGBTQ

Today being the last Day of Suicide Awareness month,We wish to remind you that Mental Health wellness is an every day journey and not an event.
#SuicideAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthAwareness #MentalHealth
#LGBTQ

So What can you do?

#SuicideAwarenessMonth

The World Health Organisation in 2019
estimated Kenya’s age standardized suicide rate
to be 11.0 in 100,000.
Suicidal Ideations associated with depression lifetime
prevalence is 7.9% while for other mental illnesses
it is 5-8%. So What does Kenya Say About Suicide?
#SuicideAwarenessMonth

Just a reminder

#riseup #standup #resist #revolt #respect #support #change #together #love #nomorehate #transgender #lgbtqiap2s

You taught us ways to re-imagine Our Freedom and for that, we say Rest In Power Assata! #Assata #Shakur #assatashakur

Join the conversation—share your thoughts, hopes, and ideas for a better Kenya through the #QueeringTheBallot as we truly commit to build a democratic, inclusive and and just society where human rights are protected and everyone’s voice matters!
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#CividEducation

Today, on International Democracy Day, as we reflect on what true democracy means, we wish to remind you of
#QueeringTheBallot , a project that wishes to facilitate deeper LGBTIQ+ persons engagement in political & democratic processes as democracy depends on inclusivity, accountability & courage!

Today is World Sexual Health Day, with this year's Theme Being "Sexual justice - What can we do?"
Sexual justice means more than just access to services or legal protections—it’s about affirming everyone’s right to pleasure and body autonomy.

#WorldSexualHealthDay

DISABILITY PRIDE MONTH
As we conclude observing this calendar month, we must acknowledge the pursuit to protect LGBTIQ+ human rights is inseparable from the struggle for disability rights

#DisabilityPrideMonth #LGBTQ

Please join this great conversation by
Rights at Risk: Safeguarding Expression, Association, and Protest -Lessons from the African LGBTIQ Movement
Date: Thursday, July 24th, 2025
Time: 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM EAT (Nairobi time)
us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

WE ARE BACK!
We paused to take a mental health break — because REST is not just important, it's RADICAL!We stepped away from the noise to reconnect, restore, and remind ourselves that healing is part of the work.

#restisresistance #mentalhealthmatters💚

Out of office,In our feelings!
We're hitting pause and taking a mental health break for a week from 14th July to resume on 21st July
We’ll be off the grid, recharging our queer superpowers and practicing what we preach:
Rest is Resistance

#restisresistance

Criminalizing it enforces respectability politics—the same politics that feminists reject when told to be "peaceful" or "polite" while facing violence and inequality.

“There isn’t a right or wrong way to protest... Oppression is not polite.”
#RejectAntiProtestBill2025
#protectprotests
#SabaSaba

The bill criminalizes protests near protected areas, even though many historic feminist and civil rights protests are spontaneous by nature Spontaneity is a legitimate, organic response to systemic injustice.

#RejectAntiProtestBill2025
#protectprotests
#SabaSaba

The proposed Anti-Protest Bill (2025) represents a troubling regression in civic space, democratic freedoms, and movement-building efforts! Here is what you should know about the Bill and why you should be vocal in rejecting it!

#RejectAntiProtestBill2025
#protectprotests
#SabaSaba

Global LGBTQ+ advocates gather 'on Trump's doorstep' at World Pride despite travel anxiety Many LGBTQ+ travelers have expressed concerns about or decided to skip the World Pride gathering going on in Washington due to anxieties about safety, border policies and a hostile political climate.

This year, World Pride took place in Washington D.C. as President Trump's policies target transgender people's rights. bit.ly/3HykRZE

Essy Adhiambo, head of AJWS grantee @inendorg.bsky.social, made the trip and shares: “Those of us who are able to make this journey have to hold space for those who could not, especially our trans siblings. We want to amplify our message on the land of the people who are supporting homophobia.

Pride is a Protest!Queer Joy is Revolutionary!
In a world that tries to diminish Our existence, choosing joy becomes a radical act. Queer joy is not just a celebration — it is resistance. It is healing. It is a bold declaration: we are here, we are whole, and we deserve to thrive!

#Pride2025